Social Care Inspector
Linda Mason
Active in published reports from Jul 2022 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
66
As lead
18
27% of visits
Last 12 months
10
Remits
2
Social care 65 · Other 1
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care51 graded by Linda
Linda
National
| Outstanding | 16% | 12% | +4 |
| Good | 57% | 68% | -11 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 20% | 15% | +5 |
| Inadequate | 8% | 6% | +2 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 51 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Linda Mason's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 72% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +2
- Length
- +4%
- Next steps
- 4.7
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 86%Staff development 85%Progress & outcomes 79%Safeguarding 76%Records & policies 67%Teaching & assessment 61%Care & placements 61%Health & safety 55%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected51
Leadership and management51
All inspections (66)
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire4 Jun 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Lizette Watts, Linda MasonMonitoring visit
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire8 May 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· very critical tone· Lizette Watts, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithInadequate
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire30 Mar 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Lizette Watts, Linda Mason, Zoey LeeMonitoring visit
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire24 Feb 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Lizette WattsMonitoring visit
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire8 Feb 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Lizette WattsMonitoring visit
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire4 Feb 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Lizette WattsMonitoring visit
- Report
- Good
- Hockerill Anglo European- College13 Nov 2025 ·Social care· East Hertfordshire· very positive tone· Zoey Lee, Anver Rose, Linda Mason +1Good
- Outstanding
- Assurance
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire11 Jun 2025 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mostly positive tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithGood
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire8 May 2025 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithGood
- Jamia Al-Hudaa (Muslim School - Girls)30 Apr 2025 ·Boarding School· Nottingham· mostly positive tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Lizette WattsRI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Outstanding
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire23 Jan 2025 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithAssurance
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
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- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire15 Aug 2024 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· critical tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithRI to be good
- Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire18 Apr 2024 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· very critical tone· Zoey Lee, Linda Mason, Thirza SmithRI to be good
- Assurance
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire5 Feb 2024 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· positive tone· Linda Mason, Caroline BrailsfordMonitoring visit
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- RI to be good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kisimul Group Limited in Lincolnshire24 Nov 2022 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Lincolnshire· mixed tone· Simon Hunter, Linda Mason, Zoey LeeGood
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- RI to be good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
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